The Saint Francis Men's Soccer Team (5-4-1, 3-1-0 in the NEC) defeated the Merrimack Warriors (3-8-1, 2-2-0) 6-3 on Sunday Afternoon at Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 5, in Brooklyn, NY.
El Mahdi Youssoufi recorded his first collegiate hat trick with 3 goals in this game with
Ivan Tapuskovic,
Khaled Abdella, and
Seiji Mastuda scoring a goal each as well for the Terriers.
David Santiago finished with 6 saves on the day for the Terriers.
The Terriers were down 1-0 early in the first half until Youssoufi scored two goals within minutes to give the Terriers a 2-1 lead in the first half. Yousouffi secured his hat trick in the second half and extended the Terriers lead to 5-2.
Henry Osei, Johan Feilscher, and Frantz Pierrot all scored for the Warriors. Alvaro Rodriguez had 5 saves in the game for the Warriors.
The Terriers will host Sacred Heart on Thursday, October 14 from Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 5 in Brooklyn, NY.